[1] The water level increased due to rain from Typhoon Koppu.
The storm slammed into South China causing torrential rain, mudslides and an oil spill.
[2] Some sources pointed out that the township government was ordered by Guangdong provincial authorities to flood the countryside around Chuanbu to ease the water levels at the Shandong dam.
[3] More than 100 people stormed the government offices three times, they were not allowed in.
[2] More than 100,000 residents had to be evacuated and direct economic losses totaled two billion yuan.